I would be remiss if I didn’t write about Cafe Riviera in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It is a great Polish pastry shop on Manhattan Ave. Ela and I make it a point to stop there whenever we are in Greenpoint. The ambiance is great and has a European flair to it. There are 8 to...
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Ela and I went to Christina’s in Greenpoint, Brooklyn last night. We haven’t been to Christina’s in over a year while we go to Greenpoint about every month or so to stock up on Polish supplies. Christina’s used to be our regular place to eat for many years, but the last couple of times...
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Ela & I went for the first time yesterday to Yin Yang Grand Buffet in Stony Brook. I haven’t been to a Chinese buffet style restaurant since we moved to Long Island – over 5 years. This restaurant was much better than I remember previous similar styled buffets in Westchester. Typically Chinese buffets put...
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Ela and I go food shopping regularly at the Polish Delis in Copiague, NY. The high point of each trip is having a meal at Alicja’s Restaurant. Their tagline is “Providing the Best Polish Cuisine on the Island” which I would agree. There are some good Polish restaurants in GreenPoint, but for the proximity...
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Ela & I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary by going to the Wave at Danfords Hotel & Marina in Port Jefferson, NY. We enjoyed the dinner very much and had a memorable evening together. It was a Thursday and there were only 3 other tables occupied in the restaurant. We assume that was because of...
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